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PERSONS. 

Carlmilhan, the Super-human Commander of 

the Wreck Mr. G. Bennett 

Magnus Speil, a young Fisherman Mr. Cooper 

Petie, his Brother Mr. Brindal 

Shark shead, Landlord of " The Golden Lob- 
ster." Mr. Webster 

Pompey, his Son. Mr. Meadows 

Heist } Father to Uda Mr. Mathews 

Nolan Frosk , Mr. J. Cooper 

Meik Reills , p Mr. Brady 

Uda, beloved by Magnus Miss Taylor 

Noma, a Peasant Girl Mrs. Fitzwiiliam 

Produced at the Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden,April 21, 1835. 
Time of Representation — 1 hoar 85 minutes.] 

costume. 
Carlmilhan— Green shaped-coat, trimmed richly with gold lace, cuirass 

of steel, white petticoat trouser, light green pantaloons, sea boots, 

black hat, trimmed with gold, &c. plume of crimson and black 

feathers, belt, pistols, sword, &c. Second dress— See second dress 

of Magnus. 
Magnus — Blue fisherman's jacket trimmed with red, blue striped shirt, 

black neckerchief, white petticoat trouser, bine stockings, sea boots, 

fisherman's cap. Second dress — Similar, but better, and trimmed 

with gold lace. 
Petie— Like that of Magnus. Second dress— Ditto, but more gaudy. 
Sharkshead— Brown doublet, red waistcoat, loose grey breeches, apron, 

stockings, shoes, and buckles. 
Pompey — Grey jacket trimmed with scarlet, flowered waistcoat, loose 

grey breeches tied with red, clocked stockings, shoes and buckles. 
Heist, Fishermen, &c. — Dark jacket, &c. as Fishermen. 
Guests — As better sort of fishermen. 
Drowned Crew— Passengers, male and female, in ancient costume, to 

harmonize with the Scene in which they are discovered. 

Uda— Blue petticont trimmed with black, black boddice laced in front 
with blue, gipsey bonnet trimmed with blue, hair faljing in curls 
over the shoulders, black slippers. Second dress — Similar, but white 
trimmed with silver lace. 

Noma — Chintz jacket, brown petticoat, bluestockings, black shoes, 
small gipsey hat, cap, hair falling over the shoulders. Second dress 
— Similar, but white, with bridal favyur. 

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CARLMILHAN. 



ACT I. 

SCENE I.- -A Romantic Bay, opening to the Sea, On a Pro- 
montary, R. H. a small Fishing Village. Nearer to the Avdi- 
ence Heists' s Cottage, from the Door of which is a rude descent 
down a Cliff, u. E. r. h. 
Fishermen and Women, discovered, dancing and drinking, 

chorus. 

Calmly beams the watchful moon, 

On the silv'ry, slumbering deep ; 
Pale nurse, that wields her crescent light, 

O'er a giant in his sleep. 
Up, then, merry fishermen, 

Laugh at perils of the day, 
Forget the oar, and safe ashore, 

Drink and dance the hours away. 
Drink, &c. 

Enter Sharkshead, followed by Heist, from Cottage R. H. 
interrupting the Dance. 

Heist. Uda, dancing with Magnus Spiel, after I, her father, 
have forbidden him my house ? 

Shark. {Reeling.) As Pm a sober man, yes — with Magnus, 
Ha, ha, ha ! The poor devil has scarcely a net to dip into 
the ocean ; his cottage is seized on for debt. He had a score 
behind my settle, I only wish he hadn't paid it, I'd dance 
him to a new tune, I would. 

Heist. {Searching.) Who, amongst you, has seen my daugh- 
ter ? Uda! Uda! [Calling.] 

Enter Ul)A,£through throng, R. H. 

Uda. Here am I, dear father ; what ha» happened to displease 
you? 

Heist, Neighbour Sparkshead kindly informs me that, con- 
trary to my injunction, you have been dancing. 

Uda. (Confused.) Only a very short dance, father, with 

Heist. Yes, perverse girl/ with ■ [Magnus, liastily cid- 
vancing from Mob.] 

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6 CARLM1LHAN. 

Mag. Magnus Spiel, (he fisherman. Well,? what of that — 
have you aught to say to the disadvantage of my integrity ? — 
[ To Sharkshead.] — or, you ? 

Shark, I ! oh, dear, no ; I was just telling neighbour Heist, 
here, how punctually you paid my score. I, ale there! Oh, 
certainly. [Affects to be called by a customer — reels away 
L. H.] 

fa Mag. Bah ! [ Turning to Heist,] But, sir- 

Heist. I have already told you, Magnus, that I cannot accept 
you as a son-in-law ; it is utterly in vain, therefore, that you 
seek to pay further court to my daughter. [Drawing Uda 
away.] .„. , ;A , .i 

Mag. (L. h) And all this is because I am unfortunate? j 
Heist. You are, at least, steeped in poverty. 
Mag. (Proudly.) Poverty is no crime. 
Heist. You speak thus ! — you, wno hold, as I am but too 
well assured, communion with evil spirits, for the purpose of 
discovering hidden wealth ! 

Mag. (Confused.) I hold communion with evil spirits — 

I 

Heist. Yes : forgetful of your honest, pursuit, a fisherman, 
you are seen frequently emerging from the hauuted caverns 
of the Nikkur Holl, in gliding past the very entrance of which, 
every Christian puts up a prayer to defend himself from the 
demon who presides within. 

Mag. (Proudly — as all listen.) If this be my offence, I con- 
fess it. You have all heard the story of a ship, which centu- 
ries ago was wreck'd by the weight of her cargo, gold, near the 
mouth of this terrible cavern, the Nikkur Holl, — the story is 
a very old one. {They a firm,] Who in Shettand disbelieves it ? 
All. Nobody ! nobody ! 

Mag. And, if I am the first to think 'tis pity that so much 
gold should lie buried under the waves — which would do so 
much real service above them, and am bold enough to risk my 
life in seeking it — is that a reason why I should be despised? 
Omnes. No, no, no ! 

Heist. The gold hath a curse upon it ; is guarded by^a demon, 
who, with the doomed crew of the old vessel, is sometimes 
heard moaning under the troubled waves, and sometimes seen 
gliding in bis shadow ship over the moonlit waters, to— — 
[All listen, close to each other, and trembling.] 

Mag. Shadow ship ] Ha, ha, ha! Demon! fables at which 
I laugh. If there be gold, I would adopt mortal means to 
discover it, if otherwise, I would obliterate a falsehood which 



CARLMILHAN. 7 

has been so absurdly palmed upon us from age to age, and turn 
into ridicule the name of this fiend, for fear of whom ye pray, 
and tremble in passing the Nikkur Holl. This water-spirit 
that ye have been told guards the treasures of the ancient 
wreck — this, I never can recollect the phantom's name !— 
[Laughing. Scene darkens a little.] 
Voice. {Carlmilhan. ) Carlmilhan ! 
Mag. {Starting.) Who uttered that sound? 
Heist. I nothing heard. [Crowd go up and look out.] 

Mag. {Wildly.) Is this mockery, or It is the same 

voice, I have listened to it in my dreams, amid the echoes of 

the rocks ; the same, which 

Uda. {Tenderly pressing his Hand.) Dear Ma«fus)#this sud- 
den wildness ! V, 

Mag. Beloved Uda ! if I have sought unconsciously for- 
bidden gold, believe me, it has been less from avarice tfran, for 
love of ithee ; that I might pour forth uncounted trea: 
thy feet, and soften thy stern -Hearted father, win 
to my pure affection. [Storm begins — the people retire grtp&ually.] 
Heist. Magnus Spiel, I will hear no more, neither shall my 
daughter ! Come, Uda ; see, all our neighbours are departing ! 
[Thunder.] This is no storm for Christian people to tarry 
abroad in. Uda, girl, attend me ! [SJie clings a moment to the 
hand of Magnus, then follows with reluctance her Father up to 
Cottage, u. E. l. H. The Storm still increases ; Magnus remains 
alone. The Village Windows reflect the flashes of forked Light' 
ning, Sfc] 

Mag. {Starting from abstraction.) No storm for christian 
people ! what then am 1 1 having no longer a refuge — none, 
save my boat, and the ocean, there, which — [Thunder.] How 
strange is it — that word Carlmihan — it was uttered by such an 
unearthly tone, I almost begin to, think with the supersti- 
tion of yon fishermen, that spirits have power over us, good 
— [ Pausing.] — or evil ! [ Thunder and Storm.] All ! save my- 
self, have fled to some shelter. I — ah ! — [Seeing a light in the 
Cottage, L. H.J — Here is still the beacon-light of hospitality. 
Uda 1 [Uda appears an instant at Lattice, and opens it, when 
Heist suddenly interposes,] 

Heist. Uda, girl, I say ! [Closes tlie Casement, and the Light 
is extinguishsd.] 

Mag. She would extend to me the signal of hope, but he- 
he — forbids it ! [Advancing.] Uda ! the light extinguished ; 
so dies, too frequently, the last spark of friendship, whenthe 
sigh of calamitv should fan it into a flame. Uda, torn from me 

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8 CARLM1LHAN. * 

for ever 1— mai disclaims me I Come forth my boat, my only 
friend. We'll to the sea together— to the sea — to the sea ! 
[Going L. H. As voices are heard singing under the Water, 
the Storm abates, and the Moon oppears t forming a stream of 
light to the Boat,] 

AIR. 

Carlmilhan ! the moon's cold kiss, 

Now bids the wave good night. 
Thy spirits call thee, Carlmilhan ! 

Ere beam the dawn's pale light. 
Carlmilhan ! Carlmilhan ! 

Mag. {Recoiling.) Again, those wild, mysteries notes, so 
often heard near the Nikkur Holl. — [Rubbing his Eyes."] — No, 
I am awake ; distinctly I behold yon flock of screaming birds, 
which, scar'd by an echo, hovers across the waters — what new 
terrors disturb theml Ah! a black speck, as it were, from 
the very centre of the moon, advances. It assumes the form of 
a boat — now, a sail appears, white as the foam which precedes 
it, Nearer still — a figure moves in that solitary bark — it is of 

a beingjXQrten visible to my dreamy thoughts ! It is [A 

Black Spe.ck appears in the Stream of Moonlight, first advancing, 
wfyich becomes a Boat and Mast ; on advancing to the edge of 
the agitated Waters, the Mast fades away, and Carlmilhan ap« 
pears , his rich habit glittering in the Moonlight, his Features 
pale and pensive — he Gazes at Magnus. 

Car, Carlmilhan! 

Mag. There is, then, a being so called? 

Car. [Mournfully.] Yes — I am he. ] guard the treasures, 
inexaustable, of the century-buried wreck; treasures which, 
though watched by a spirit, may yet be yielded to a mortal 
hand. 



Car. Ask an hour from hence, when yonder waning moon 
is on a level with these ebbing waters. 

Mag. Where ? 

Car. Alone ! at the Nikkur Holl. 

Mag. Of whom? 

Car. Carlmilhan ! 

Mag. Dare 1 confide in thee ? 

Car. Be this mine earnest. [Throws a piece of Gold to 
Magnus.] 

Mag. (Picking up the Gold.) Gold ! 

Car. (Mournfully) Farewell ! Remember — an hour hence— 
Carlmilhan ! 



CARLMILHAN. 9 

[The Boat sinks with Carlmilhan, as 
Magnus, with apparent awe and pleasure, examines the Gold, 
then runs up Cliff, clings to a Rock and looking into the Water, 
as if in quest of Carlmilhan, 8$c, Where the Boat of the Spirit 
sinks, the Waters glitter and foam."] 

SCENE II. — Outside of a small Public House ; over Door, the 
sign of the Golden Lobster. 

{Enter Norna, with a Pitcher on her head, L. H. 
Nor, No signs of Petie; he, too, to break his appointment! 
I could break the pitcher about his ears, only I won't .let him 
see how I love him ! Here, Pompey, my master's only son, 
would make me Mrs. Sharkshead, any day of the week — so he 
would. But, then, I love Petie ! I love him the more because 
he's unfortunate. Ah ! it was a sad day for the poor lad when 
his brother's mind became crazed, on account of the fairy gold 
under the Nikkur Holl ! Heigho ! We must hope for better 
' times. ^Oh, for a fairy skiff, and the deep, green, sea ! 

BALLAD. — NORNA. 
Oh, were mine a fairy boat, 

With my love I'd wander free, 
Where the white winged seamews' float, 

O'er the green and tranquil sea. 
The sun by day should gild our way, 

Some star, by night, our pilot be, 
No worldly care should cross us there, 

Sailing, sailing over the sea. 

Oft at twilight's stilly hour, 

Let us tread enchanted ground, 
Littening near the mermaid's bower, 

To her shell of magic sound. 
Ah, if her lay, love's tune should play, 

Each note our heart's respone would be, 
And we again prolong the strain, 
Sailing, sailing over the sea. 

[Exit into Cottage, 
f! PETIE comes on cautiously, an eld Gun at his Back, a 
Brace of Sea Birds in his Hand, L. H. 
Pet, It was her beautiful voice. I know it, 'tis sweeter than 
the sea gulls' above the cliffs ! Noma ! ah, she does'nt hear me 
and Pm afraid to enter the public-house ; for, since brother's 
infirmity, I've scarcely had any money, and old Sharkshead is 
not over fond of sheltering folks who can't pay for his hospi- 
tality. Norna ! 

Re-Enter Norna, d, f. 
Nor, (Pettishly,) Were you calling the landlord, pray ? 



10 CARLMILHAN. 

Pet. No, Noma, you know better than that ; it was only 
yourself I wished to have a few words with. 

Nor. A few words with me ; indeed, then, I think you 
might have arrived in a more seasonable hour ; neighbours will 
make their remarks, and, when one has a character to lose, 

why 

Pet, (Despondingly.) Goodnight, Noma! [Going L. u.] 
Nor, Good night ! why, you are not going to leave me so ? 
if I had ever supposed you such a shocking temper ! 

Pet. I — out of temper ! I thought — but no matter. Ah, 
Noma ! if you knew the vexations I've had to endure all this 
long day. 

Nor. Vexations ! 

Pet. Yes, brother Magnus went out early in the boat, in 
which he catches no fish ; for he sometimes sits whole hours 
brooding over, but that's an old story. So I took my gun to 
shoot a few sea birds, and when I returned, our cottage and 
goods had been seized on for rent, and Magnus is no where to 
be found. 

Nor. I'm very sorry. 

Pet. I know you would be, Norna, v fol you are very kind 
hearted and generous, and that's the reason why I have made 
up my mind to say something to you on a serious subject. 

Nor, A serious subject! [Aside.] He's going to fix the wed- 
ding day. Well, Petie ! [Briskly.] 

Pet. Well, then, Noma, this it is : — since things have 

turned out so remarkably unlucky, why 

Nor. {Interrupting him.) Times must mend. 
Pet. I see no prospect of that, and, therefore, 1 don't under- 
stand why I should freight you with my bad luck. I must 
work for my poor brother; and, in that case, how should I 

maintain a wife and a 1 

Nor, (Despondingly,) Well ? 

Pet. {Still more despondingly.) Pve been thinking, as Pompey 
Sharkshead loves you, in his way, and he's well off in the 
world, that I who really love you, ought to give you up, that 
you may be happy. What's a trifle of a broken heart to Petie, 
so long as he knows that Noma is well off and happy? [Tears.] 
Nor. Now, Petie, I'll tell you what ; you are a little, stingy, 
good-natured fool ! and as for giving' s me up, I — I won't be given 
up so — I wont ! I'd rather live on a rock with you, and only the 
sky to shelter us, than be Pompey Sharkshead's wife, though 
he were king of the Island, with an immense fortune of forty 
pounds a year. 



CARLM1LHAN. 11 

Pet. Noma ! my dear Noma! 

Nor. My de?.r Petie ! [Theyruslt into each others o.rms.] 

** Enter Pompey, observing from D. F. 

Pom. Well, upon my word, this is tender ! Here, father ! 
— [Calling.] just step out, and look at your bar-maid? this is 
mighty creditable work outside of the Golden Lobster, I'm 
thinking. Ugh ! 

Pet. (Strutting.) And pi ay what have you to say against it? 
I and Noma have now made up our minds to become man and 
wife — and what have you to say against that ? 
Nor. Aye ! what have you to say against that 1 
Pom. Why, that I forbid the banns. 
Pet. You, indeed ! On what pretence ? 
Pom. Why, as a respectable tapster and drysalter ; I say that 
we have porpoises enough in our parish already. 
Nor. Porpoises ! Ugh ! 

Pet. If you mean to insinuate that I and Noma's porpoises, 
why, I'll insinuate my fist into your eye, and 

Pom. (Calling in terror.) Wanted, father ! father! [Recoil- 

irg.~\ You are- 

Pet. Coward ! 

Enter Sharkshead, reeling from d. f. 
Shark. What's to pay ? 

Pom. {Advancing behind Sharkshead.) The devil's to pay ! — 
murder's to pay ! 

Shark. {To Pompey.) My dear child, you are not killed, I 
hope ! 

Pom. No, but I might have been if Pd liked — that is, if I 
had given way to the impulse of my natural courage. [Advanc- 
ing] 

Pet. Your courage — a shrimp has morel Why did'nt you 
pass the threshold 1 

Pom. D'ye think I didn't see the murderous gun at your 
back, concealed, on purpose to — ? 

Pet. ( Throwing down the Gun t and assuming a fighting atti- 
tude ) Another word — and 

Pom. (Terrified.) Father! [Getting behind Sharkshead.] 
Nor. Dear Petie, don't put yourself into a passion. Here, 
take your Gun and your birds, and go. [Taking up Gun, <^c] 

&hark. Ah ! you ungracious hussey, this is all your doing, 
I've no doubt. I'd strangle the riound myself, only that I'm 
troubled with the family dizziness, which always attacks me at 
this hour ! 



12 CARLMILHAN. 

Pet. (Slinging his Gun.) Family dizziness ! Ha, ha, ha f 
brought on by the family thirst.' 

Shark. The villain ! He turns the malady" of the Sharks- 
heads into ridicule i 

Pom. Knock him down, father ! 

SJiark. The sacrilegious wretch ! Ho I ho ! neighbours ! 
neighbours ! 

Enter Twa Fishermen, D. F. 
Seize me that profane villain, and toss him in a blanket ! I'll 
wipe out your long-standing scores, and give ye new credit. 

Nor. Fly, Petie ! 

Pet. I'll die sooner ! 

Pom. Kill him ! [Petie strikes Pompey to the right and left, 
with the Birds, as he is seized by the Fishermen, and thrown 
down.] 

Nor. Help ! help ! 

Enter Magnus, hastily. He strikes off the Fishermen, and J 
places himself in an attitude of defence over Petie. 

Mag. What act of cowardice is this ? Four of ye at once, 
set upon one man, and that man Petie, who never did an ill 
turn in the world ! If any of ye have v a word to say against 
my brother, speak boldly. I am here to answer for his de- 
linqnency — that is, if you prove it — if not, I'll punish severely 
the first that dares to utter a word to his disadvantage. [To 
Pompey.] Is it you ! 

Pom. No— I — I believe it was — father. Father, why don't 
you speak ? 

Shark. I— oh, we were joking — he ! he! — and the joke must 
be at somebody's expence. 

Pet. Yes — but, like your reckonings, never at your. own. 
Mag. Well, if it be merely a few hasty words, springing 
from a jest, Petie I'm sure will be the first to shake hands, 
forget, and forgive. We'll have a full flaggon to the future fel- 
lowship of all parties. [With forced spirits,] 
Pom. (Aside.) Don't trust him, father ! 

Shark. I'm sorry, but the key of the cellar is lost. Besides, 
you are acquainted with my natural sobriety — I never suffers 
a tankard to be touched at the Silver Lobster — Golden Lob- 
ster, I mean — out of the usual hours, and— 

Mag. (Impatiently.) Go, Noma — bring us a flagon of the 
very best, filled foaming to the brim : and, for your lost key, 
old Sharkshead — here is a key of gold, which I trust will not 
only set the liquor afloat, but setjthe better channels of your 
heart flowing also. [He gives the piece of gold.] 



CARLMILHAN. 13 

Shark, If the family dizziness doesn't mislead me, it looks 
like a broad piece of shining gold — foreignish, but, by the 
mass gold I [They all stare,] By-the-bye, here is the key of 
the cellar. Make haste, Noma. [Exit Noma, d. F.] Custo- 
mers shouldn't be allowed to wait. 

Pet, (Aside to Magnus.) Brother, where did you obtain that 
money ? 

Mag, (Shaking his Hand.) From whence there is much more 
to be had — as I have always told you— [Whispering.] — from the 
Nikkur Holl ! 

Pet. (Alarmed.) Brother! 

Re-enter Norn A, with Flagon. 

Mag. Silence — there is no danger. The ale I Here's — 
" Friendship amongst the Fishermen of Skerry !" [Drinks 
heartily, and then gives the Flagon to Sharkshead.] 

Shark. (Reeling, and snatching Flagon.) I never drink more 
than a sparrow, but, for that toast, I've the thirst of an ele- 
phant. [Drinks greedily. — Thunder.] 

Mag. 'Tis almost midnight — the sky still tempestuous 
Shark. (Officiously.) And, as I hear your cabin has been 
seized on in a most shameful manner, pray walk in out of the 
rain. [Lightning.] Have you any more gold 1 We have an 
excellent.peat fire, and plenty of ale in the cellar — though I ne- 
ver drink,-on account of the family dizziness, 
t Mag. For myself, I have some distance to go ere the moon 
sink beneath the level of the sea — for my brother, I thank you. 
Petie, you and I will meet here, an hour after sunrise. [Thun- 
der.] 

Pet, (Anxiously.) Sunrise! But, brother — whither are you 
going ? Sha'nt 1 ? 

Mag, Fear nothing — all will be well. An hour after dawn 

expect me. Goodnight! [Exit — Storm increases.] 

Shark, My old dizziness ! Pray, neighbours, lend me your 

arms — my feet fail me sadly of late. Fal de ral ! [Reeling 

and capering — Fishermen assist him in.] 

Nor. Now, dear Petie ! 

Pom. (At Door.) Really, Mister Petie — allow me to ask — 
hadn't you better follow your poor brother, or 

Pet % (Levelling his Gun.) What ! you won't be easy ? 
Pom, (Bawling.) Father! murder! [Exit into House. 

v Pet. and Nor, Ha, ha, ha ! [Exeunt into House. 



i4 CARLMILHAN. 

SCENE III. — ^4 Gigantic Cliff, overhanging the Sea. 
Enter Magnus. 

Mag. I will on no further ! Yet, of what am I afraid ? every 
projection of these rocks is as familiar to me as the tide which 
rusheth past. Why should I longer doubt what mine eyes have 
already witnessed? why disbelieve in the reality of gold which 
my hand hath already grasped 1 [The Air of" Carlmilhan" is 
indistinctly heard, as in Scene I.] Again I coupled with that 
mysterious name ! Carlmilhan ! be thou friend or foe, I will 
obey thee ! [Exit L. H. 

Uda enters, timidy, R. H. 

Uda. Magnus ! Magnus! Alas, he hears me not! Oh, 
heavens ! should he o'erstep yonder cliff ! Petie ! Petie ! 
[Calling.] 

Enter Petie, his Gun in his Hand. 

Pet. Now, Uda, hadn't you best return ? What would 
Noma and the world say of my character should they hear of 
my strolling through cliffs and caverns, with- a pretty young 
woman like you, at this hour ? 

Uda. See — see, how near the edge of the cliff he moves ! 
Yes, yes — he is quite — quite distracted ! Follow him, Petie, 

Pet. (Detaining her.) Follow him ! What, to the entrance 
of the Nikkur H^ll ! Not for all the herrings in the sea ! 
Besides, he strictly desired me to tarry all night at the Golden 
Lobster; and, but for your beckoning me through the lattice, 
I hadn't re-crossed Master Sharkshead's threshold. But see ! 
he's returning ! 

Uda. (Advancing.) Ah, what joy! Magnus! 
Re-enter Magnus, hastily, L. H. 

Mag. Yes — my mind is distraught— I'll go no farther — I'll 
Ah! Uda here! watched, by you [Half angry.] 

Uda. Oh, do not chide me, Magnus, for my apprehensions 
lest you — like too many others, who have madly sought the 
gold'of the Nikkur Holi— should also fall its victim. While 
my father slept, I nave stolen forth to warn you for the last 
time. Listen, dearest Magnus — 'tis Uda speaks to thee. 

Mag. (Starting, and gazing, L. H.) There it glides again! 

Uda. What ? 

Mag. (Pointing L. H.) That strange form! 

Pet. A mere will o'th'wisp. These rocks are full of them. 

Ma<y. It wears a human outline— features like our own. 



CARLMILHAN. 15 

Uda. (Incredulously,) Alas ! alas ! 

Petie. (Sighing.) Ah, we^are not all alike here. \ [Touching 
his Head,] 

Mag. Now it advances to^the edge of the billows ! 'Tis 
Carlmilhan I Don't you perceivejhim ? 

Pet. (Frightened.) No — heaven forbid ! 

Mag. There ! look, Uda ! 

Uda. I perceive nothing but the wave which lashes yonder 
rock. It does, indeed, wear a human resemblance. 

Mag. (Gazing.) It is a spirit ! 

Pet. Is it 1 Then I'll prove it one. 

Mag. Release me, Uda ! [Struggling.] Carlmilhan, I come ! 

[Exit L. H. 

Uda. Great power ! He walks into the white surf, as though 
it were a carpet of verdure ! Now he disappears ! he is drown- 
ing ! I'll follow ! 

Pet. You must not — you shall not — you'll perish else ! The 
tide is rushing this way ! He knows every track of these 
shoals, and will return, as is his custom after these nights of 
distraction, calmly enough in the morning. [Thunder.] If you 

would not be dashed o'er the cliff nay, then — [Forcing her 

to R. H, Violent Thunder and Lightning , 

Uda. Magnus ! Magnus ! [Struggling, as he drags her 
away R. H,] 



SCENE IV.— The Torrent of the Nikker Holl, crossed by two 
natural Arches resting on a Column in centre of the Water. — 
The front of the Scene represents a deep Cavern, with ascents 
and descents of Rocks on each side. Moonlight. 

Enter Carlmilhan and Magnus, 1 e. r. h. Carlmilhan 
welcomes him mith a smile of melancholy. 

Car. (To Magnus.) Advance! 

Mag, There is a sepulchural tone in your language, which 
chills me, even as the thrilling blast of winter. The ember- 
like light of your eye, fills my soul with horror, as does that of 
the snake, which fascinates to destroy. Tempter ! let me fly 
from thee to 

Car. To what ? Poverty and despair ? Thinkest thou I 
have not witnessed your midnight wanderings to this cavern ? 
— your hopeleas search for the hidden treasure, which I now 
offer as a remedy for all your miseries !— and because I pity 
your forlorn condition, you liken me to the serpent. [Going,] 

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16 CARLMILHAN. 

But the tide from whose spray my footsteps are forbid to sepa- 
rate, is on the fall; I must retire also, 

Mag. Stay ! forgive me — shew me this wealth strewn wreck 
of which you would have me become the centinel, one hour of 
the night, instead of thee. Where is it ? 

Car. (Pointing to the Sea.) We must on, still deeper — ten 
fathom down. 

Mag. You forget ; I, a mere mortal, cannot long exist under 
the water. 

Car. Wear in your vest this harpoon, encrusted with the 
rust of ages — it will enable you to breathe beneath the waves 
as easily as the amphibious seal of your own land ! Are you 
content to confide in me 1 
Mag. I am. 

Car. And have you the courage to look upon that haunted 
ship, whose loss you have so often heard bewailed in story ? 
— where, spell-bound, for the crimes of her master and his 
pirate crew, she lies ten fathom deep, as in the moment of des- 
truction — her men, torpid as the insensible rocks above us, her 
coffers filled with gold — [Whispering ] — gold I 

Mag. (Eagerly.) Lead on, a desperate zeal inspires me ; the 
excitement which conducts to hope, is better than a nothingness 
worse than death ! [Carlmilhan leads him off, L. H. They go 
up the Bridge, across which Carlmilhan glides, as the second Arch 
disappears. - ] 

Mag. (Pausing at the Abyss.) Fiend ! it is but to destroy 
that you have led me hither ! Your arts are vain, and thus — 
[As he essays to return, the first Arch falls into the Water, leaving 
him on the Column, and at the same time Carlmilhan appears in 
the centre of the Stage.] 

Car, It is now too late to retreat ! the moon is already on "a 
level with the waters ! It is the period when only, the wreck 
of the charmed ship can become visible to human eyes. Be- 
hold ! 

[Loud Thunder. The Rocks and Waters rise, and discover 
the half-buried Hull of the " Carlmilhan,.' The Mopes are 
green with Sea-weed ; the Timbers much decayed ; the" Windows 
and Lanterns of painted Glass, broken ; the Crew lie about, on the 
sand, as if in the last convulsions of the drowned. Bales of Met - 
chandize, Chests of Gold, and Jewels scattered around. Men on 
the Cordage, Sfc. The Column of the Bridge is now the broken 
mainmast. Magnus is in the Shrouds. The whole Picture is 
lit by the Moon, half sunk into the Waves. Carlmilhan stretches 



CARLMILHAN. 17 

forth his Hand and Magnus descends, surveying the Scene 
with awe and wonder. ,] 

Car. Advance ! [Magnus shuddering as he advances.] You 
shudder! [Opening a large Chest of Gold.] Art thou cold? 
here are beams will warm thee ! 
g Mag. (Eagerly surveying the Chest.) Gold ! 

Car. Uncounted. This inexhaustible wealth — all shall be 
yours in exchange for one hour of liberty. 

Mag. Liberty ! 

Car, Yes ; your's for mine — one hour of the night, in ex- 
change for the wealth of the Carlmilhan. 

Mag. (Eagerly.) I am content. 

Car. Nay — hear my story ; then, if you waver not in your 
resolve, we have agreed. 

Mag. I listen. 
k Car. Many years ago, in the olden time, Carlmilhan the pirate 
and his devil crew were the terror of every sea. Never passed 
a day that these decks were not crimson with the blood enforced 
by violence. At length, however, the bright star even of Carl- 
milhan's destiny set : tempest and wreck, and loss in battle 
ensued — mutiny next : the ingrates who had shared alike my 
plunder with my crimes, as if I alone had been culpable, cried 
aloud that the misfortunes which pursued the ship, were drawn 
down solely by the enormities of their captain. I was drag- 
ged from my cabin, and manacled in the dark hold, while they, 
in riot and demoniac exultation, returned to — to perish. 
fe Mag. Perish ? 

Car. (Hoarsely.) Yes ; fearfully, terribly was Carlmilhan 
avenged. As I lay in my prison, fettered, loudly to mine 
overstrained ear, descended the drunken sounds of mockery 
and defiance. The rage, the strength of superhuman force 
possessed me — I burst asunder my iron bonds, and reaching a 
porthole of this devoted vessel — snapt in twain, as it were a 
thread, the chain that held it fast. In furiously gushed the 
booming waters, deeper and deeper down, with every roar the 
ship descended — I cared not for myself, to die avenged was all 
— avengedj and like Carlmilhan. From thence my doom, to 
watch this fearful wreck, and at one especial hour of the night 
to encounter the reanimated forms of those I murdered. 

Mag. And I must endure this ? 

Car. Not endure, but witness it in my stead, one hour at 
the set of the moon, for gold. Thou art innocent, and from 
thy untainted breast, the curses of the doomed will flow 
harmless back, as sea-foam from a rock of iron. 

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18 CARLMALHAX. 

Mag. If I accept this gold, it will afford me 

Car. Power — happiness • 

Mag. Happiness ! — if 1 refuse it— 

Car. {Hoarsely.) Death ! 

Mag, How? 

Car. The harpoon which yields thee, here, a charmed life, 
will crumble into dust, and you will die the^death of the drown- 
ed, as all others hare done, who, like yourself, sought the 
gold of Carlmilhan, without the courage to deserve it. 

Mag. Attempting in vain to seize him.) Fiend ! beware 

Car. Ha, ha, ha! calm thy vain fury — I offer thee death or 
happiness. Decide ; the waves already bury the moon — a 
moment, and you are too late — thine answer ! 

Mag. What I am, is nothing ; every hour of my life is now 
, filled with anguish. Wealth cannot add to my despair — Carl- 
milhan, I asseat ! One hour for thee — the rest for riehes, 
love, and Uda. 

Carl. Enough ; it is our compact ! [Bell sounds distantly ,] 
The land bell begins to strike — the moons sets. To-night, 
I — to-morrow thou. Witness, but fear not — 'hark ! \The Moon 
sinks below the level of the Waters , changing them to deep blue. 
The eld Lanterns light dimly up. The Clock striking , the Crew 
become silently reanimated, and form small parties, as if medita- 
ting a mutiny, of which Carlmilhan is the object. Other Spirits 
of Women and Children appear to implore.'] 

CHORUS OF THE GUILTLESS DROWXED. 

Hear us — hear us, Carmilhan ! 
We are unprepar'd to die. 
From the deep, deep wave, 
Thy victims save — 
Carlmilhan, to thee, we cry ! 

[As these Spirits disappear , the Air dies away — -tlie Mutineers 
advance furiously.] 



CHORUS OF MUTIXEERS. 



6 



Down with the tyrant, down ! 

Dash him to a doomed grave ! 
There to lie 'till eternity, 

Under the wave ! under the wave ! 

[ The Crew now advance on all sides — they stab him — they flash 
Firearms at him, the flames of which are crimson, but no sound 
prevails. The Waves become more and more agitated — thunder 
— blue forked lightning creeps over the Deck — Signals of distress 
are fired— tlie Ship is sinking— the timbers breaking and floating 



CARLMILHAN. 19 

— the Crew clinging to the cordage. Sea Monsters appear through 
the Waves— Carlmilhan is unmoved — Magnus clasping his 
Knees, All the rest of the Scene should be wrought up to a climax 
of horror. J 

END OF ACT THE FIRST. 



ACT II. 



SCENE I. — A rich Tapestried Chamber, in the Castle of Noss. 
Folding Doors in centre discover an extensive interior lighted 
by an antique Chandelier, under which are Bridesmen and 
Maids, dancing. In the front Chamber, a Banquet. Heist, 
Sharkshead, Pompey, and a tribe of Guests, drinking 
and singing. In the front Chamber, L H. an ancient Clock, 
pointing to the hour of Ten. On R. H. a Window, nearly co- 
vered with a Curtain. Uda, dressed as a Bride, appears 
amongst the Dancers ; they crown her with a White Garland. 
At the same moment, Magnus, better clad, is seen at the Ban- 
quet Table. The Guests rise, elevate their Goblets, fyc. Car- 
lmilhaN is perceived mysteriously watching at the Win- 
dow. 

Carl. {Hoarsely.) Magnus ! 'tis the hour ! [Disappears, and 
Curtain falls entirely. Magnus, who hears alonethe summons, 
steals cautiously past the dancers, advances to the first Cham- 
ber, partly closing the Doors after him. He glances hastily 
at the Clock.] 

May. {Pale and agitated.) That awful summons — so late ! 
what excuse can I make for my singular disappearance to my 
friends, to my young bride ? Yet, I must ihis instant, to my 
hour of compacft, on board the unhallowed de^ck, or all that 
glitters here, will fade as the undulating beams of silver vanish 
from the face of the waters, when the moon veils herself in 
clouds of darkest night ! 

Enter Uda, from Centre Room. 
Uda. {Comes down R. H. taking his Hand.) Dearest Magnus ! 
why have you quitted the feast 1 You are the sun of yonder 
hemisphere ; our guests bask but in your presence. 

Mag. (L. h.) Talk not to me of the sun, Uda ; it is of the 
moon I would ask. — Sets she not earlier to-ni^ht 1 

Uda. I know not; but this window looks towards the sea, 

c 3 



£0 CARLMILHAN. 

[Runs and draws aside the Curtains ; the Moon appears nearly 
touching the Waters.] 

Mag. Ah, yes ; her edge almost rests upon the waves — a 
few moments, and I must begone ! 

Uda. (Returning,) Gone ! — whither ? What ails thee, Mag- 
nus — art thou not happy ? 

Mag, (Tenderly.) Happy ! am I not thy bridegroom? 
Uda, Oh, yes ! my heart— nay, every heart is yours. Hath 
not your bounty enriched the Island and bettered the condition 
of your friends ? All the happiness around us is due to your 
generosity — your wealth, too, so inexhaustible. Oh, Magnus ! 
bow bountifully did heaven direct thy search to the buried 
treasures of the Carlmilhan ! 

Mag. (Starting.) Let not thy pure lips utter that name • 
Uda. Nay, love, to that name do I not owe thee ; and these 
grateful lips must pronounce it, even in their prayers ! 

Mag. Go rejoin thy gay companions, on the instant I will 

be at thy side. Excuse me to our guests, till [Looking 

towards Window.] Ugh ! already the sea waves kiss yon 
envious planet — and I — misery ! 

Uda. Is it the influence of the moon distracts [thee ? I'll 
close the curtain — you'll then be calm. [She runs to the Cur- 
tain, tvhich, while she is drawing — her back towards her lover — 
Carlmilhan rises, resembling Magnus in his habit, R. up Trap.] 
Mag. Ah, Carlmilhan! even as myself attired— as mine, 
his features! What seek'st thou? 

Carl. (Touching him.) Thee ! It is thine hour*, I am here 
to summon thee. Go ! 

Mog. Uda ! [He vanishes down centre Trap.] 
Carl. Uda! [Calling.] 

Uda. (Advances.) Yes, Magnus! [Turning to Carlmilhan.] 
Now, dearest ; is thy mind serene ? [With anxiety.] 
Carl. (l. h.) That which disturbed it hath passed away. 
Uda. Oh, then, I am most happy! ShaH we rejoin the 
dance? Listen to the sweet music; it hath a melodious 
tone ? 

Carl. (Tenderly.) Far less assuasive than thy soft voiee. 
Uda. Flatterer! 
Petie, Heist, Pompey, Norna, Sharkshead, with Goblets, 
advance frcm Centre. 
Pet, Ah ! wedded I don't know how many hours ; and steal* 

ing away to make love, as if 

Nor. Really Petie, I'm sorry to be under the necessity of 
informing you, that you are — ■ 



CARLMILHAN. 21 

Shark. Shockingly tipsey ! I've been nodding and winking 
at him for this last hour, to put him on his guard ; but some 
people never can tell when they've taken sufficient. [Reeling.'] 

Pet. That's quite perceptible. 

Pom. Father ! he's sneering at you again. 

SJiark. (Aside.) Let him sneer ; he's the brother of a rich 
man, and the Sharksheads don't snap at gudgeons, when they 
are on the gape for whales. But we came here to drink a 
bumper round, with the bridegroom. 

Carl. (Rejects the Wine.) No, no I 

Shark. (Offering a Goblet to Carlmilhan, who rejects it.) No ! 
then I will. [Drinks.] 

Carl. Fool ! Ha, ha, ha ! f Wildly. All start.] 

Pom. That's a very odd laugh — [ Thnnders.'j — and — it thun- 
ders ! Listen ! 

Pet. Well, you don't think that my brother has conjured up 
the storm, do you \ 

Pom. (Mysteriously.) People said, that whoever found the 
gold of the old ship, would have to do with 

Pet. Blockheads ! [Aside to Sharkshead.] But I'll prove my 
brother as g«od a Christian as the best of ye — you shall be sa- 
tisfied. [Advancing to Carlmilhan.] Brother Magnus, give me 
your hand ! [Taking Carlmilkan's hand.] 

Carl. ( Perturbed.) What would he ? 

Pet. (Simply.) That cross, which our dear father imprinted 
on our wrist, like the one on mine, for fear we should be 
drowned at sea. Now, Master Sharkshead ; I hope you — ah ! 
— [Lifting up the Sleeve of Carlmilhan — he stands aghast. Carl- 
milhan g tides away.] 

Carl (Hurriedly.) Uda! away! away! or 

Pet. (Detaining Uda.) Yes ; you may away, but not with 
Uda, (Dragging away Uda.) I don't understand all this. 
You are my brother, yet you are not my brother — and if you 
are not my brother, you are the devil ! [All recoil.] 

All. (In confusion ) How ! 

Pet. I don't know how ! I wish I did ; but this shall prove: 
[Searching L.] Where did I leave my gun 1 <■$$ 

Carl. (Struck with an idea.— Aside.) Rid of them' ; alone 
with her. [To Petie.] Hound ! I could trample^thee as easily 
under my foot, as I could a grain of dust on yonder shore ! — 

Pet. If you are not bullet proof, beware ! [Presenting\Gun.] 

Uda, (Struggling.) Petie ! distracted you must be, or 

Carl, Rash idiot! — my rage ! [He rushes upon Petie — seizes 



22 CARLMILHAN. 

the Gun, which goes off. — Carlmilhan/aZfo, as if dead. — Uda 

utters a piercing scream. Petie stands torpid.'] 

Heist. Wretched Petie ! 

Pet. (Wildly.) His own violence was the cause! 

Pom. (Aside to Sharkshead.) I'll run and give information ! 
Petie, hanged, Noma might still be Madame Sharkshead ! 

[Exit L. n. 

Uda. (Wlw has thrown herself on the Body.) His eyes are 
closed in death! he | breathes no longer! But, Uda, will ** 
survive thee, Magnus. No ! the nuptial wreath, which now i 
pluck from my distracted brow, shall not fade, ere I lie dead 
as thou! [Weeping, Sfc] 

Heist. Away with her, gently, from this scene of woe I — 
[Uda, supported out t fainting, through Centre. — Heist, Sfc. 
follow.] 

Re-Enter Pompey, officiously, with Two Officers, pointing to 
Petie, whom they arrest. 

Pet. (Starting from abstraction.) What violence is this ? I 
—yet I deserve it — I — my poor brother ! [Bursting into tears, 
he looks towards the Body, as a vivid gleam of Lightening fills 
the Room in which it is liid.] Dead — he rejects me ! his cold 

hand refuses to return my ardent pressure, as if 1 — will 

— away — with — to a prison! [Exit Petie, followed by Officers. 
l Pompey follows with exultation, L. H. 



SCENE II.— Exterior of the Castle. 

Enter Norna, hastily, L. H. 

Nor. Why, Petie, Petie ! [Calling.] Was ever such an un- 
lucky wedding-day as this ? It is a shocking tragedy forme ; 
so it is. Unless, indeed, I and Petie could make our escape 

in the boat, and cross the seas to [Looking L. H.: Oh ! 

what a dismal sight ! Petie ! [Rushing into Petie' s arms as he 
Enters, guarded by the Two Officers, L. H.] 

Pet. Norna! [Weeps.] 

Nor. But whose doing is it that you must be sent to piison, 

Petie ? and who [Ejiter Pompey, l. h.] It's yours, is it] 

— [Crosses to Centre.] — Crawling, like a viper as you are, you've 
been and denounced my Petie — eh ? [Going up to him.] 

Pom. (Retreating ) I — I— Nor — Nor — I wish father were 
here to — to 

Nor. Don't remain stammering there ! I know the intent 
of your malice ; but it won't answer: for, if Petie were hanged, 
sooner than marry you, I'd marry the ^King of Tartary, who 



CARLMILHAN. 23 

weds twenty-four wives a- day, and «uts their heads off every 
half-hour ! [Sneering.] 

Pom. Hasn't Petie just proved himself, what his ruffian-like 
attacks upon me daily pronounced him ? 

Nor. A what ? 

Pom. A what ? It's no secret, I think — a — a — a — mur 

Pet, (Struggling.) A murderer! [Checking himself.] — I 
shall run mad ! 

Pom. He'd like to bite me, I suppose — the mad dog ! Collar 
him well, or he'll escape ! 

Pet. Not I ! that would look like guilt, indeed. Good bye, 
dear Noma, when the worst is known, you'll come and see me? 
[Mournfully.] 

Nor. (Sobbing.) Die with you, Petie ! 

Pom. Mighty fine ! 

Pet. Dear Noma, I'm almost glad that this has happened; 
for, now I know how tenderly you do love me ! [Kissing her.] 
But return to the Castle, and console poor Uda j then follow 
and tell me what she says, and [Affected,] 

Nor. Yes, Petie ! [Weeping. — He goes out much agitated, 
R. H.] 

Pom. (Aside.) Not if I can help it ! [To Noma.] What's 
the use of grieving? I don't cry, and sob, and [Ad' 

vancing.] 

Nor. Ugh! serpent! [Recoiling^ crosses L. H. 

Pom. (In a great rage.) Oh, very well, serpent ! I think 
you said serpent ! I meant to be a dove to you : but when I 
think of wings, you talk of stings ! I beg leave to say — 

Nor. (Fiercely.) What 1 

Pom. I'm a serpent ! [Sneaks out, R. H. 

Nor. Well-a-day ! well-a-day ! what a woeful change is 
here ! Joy has fallen from every heart, as the young buds 
drop off in the spring time, after an unlooked-for blight. Yet, 
as my dear Petie says, there never was a rose without a canker, 
or a joy without a grief. 

BALLAD — NORNA. 

Every rose its canker hath, 

Ev'ry joy its sorrow ; 
If tew day we laugh and play, 

We mast weep tomorrow. 
Bnt love is life's own beacon light, 

The heart deserting never — 
From bliss to woe, from youth to age, 
It burns, unchanged for ever. 



24 CARLMILHAN. 



Love is twilight's early star, 

Through night's darkness gleaming — 
'Tis the rainbow of the heart, 

Hope in anguish beaming. 
Though beauty fade, though wealth decay, 

Though friends misfortune sever — 
Still true love lightens every care, 

And barns, unehaug'd, for ever. 

[Exit L. H 



SCENE III. — ^4 Wing of the Chapel of the Castle, R, H. 
Through a large broken Gothic Window is distinctly percepti- 
ble the Aisle, and Altar, with Candles burning. The body of 
CarlmilhAN, as Magnus, lies before the Altar, on a Bier<-~ 
the pale features tinged by the • Moon. From the side of the 
Chapel a small Door conducting to the centre of the Stage, On 
the L. H. is a Bower of Willow over a recumbent Tomb. A 
Moat runs across the front of the Stage, the waters thereof aer 
lit by the Moon. At the opening of the Scene a few Friars 
are singing in the Chapel, with Tapers in their Hands. Heist 
is amongst them, supporting Ud A, who wears a mourning Veil* 

ANTHEM. v 

Peace to the ashes of the dead, 

O'er them while we mourning weep, 
IVlay the soul, on dove like wing, 

High above bright vigil keep. 

[The Friars, fyc. quit the Chapel by the side door R. H. Uda 
and Heist remain — she hangs over the Body.~\ 

Enter Norna, L. H. as from Castle.'* 

Nor. The corse placed before the altar of the chapel ! Ah» 

if it can rest there, then it is no demon, and poor Petie 

But I begin to be terribly afraid ! If a ghost should spring 
up from behind that tomb — and as for entering the chapel, ex- 
cept it were to be married, I would not at this hour for — ugh I 
wha — what's that ? 

Enter Uda and Heist, from side Door, 2 e. r. h. 

Heist Fear nothing, Norna; Uda and myself alone are near 
you. 

Nor m Oh, I'm not in the least afraid. He, he ! ugh I [Start- 
ing.] Oh, its only my own shadow. 

Uda. (Recoiling from Castle.) Not that way! No — dwell in 
yon fatal castle without him — never — never ! 

Heist. Seat yourself, then, under this willow. I'll pull hither 



CARLMILHAN. 25 

the boat, and we'll cross the moat to the old cottage. [Exit 
L. H. Uda, sustained by NoRNA, seats herself on the Tomb, 
under the Willow. ~\ 

Uda. (Pressing her Brow.) How my temples throb and 
burn — and my lips are almost parched with fever. Give me to 
drink, dear Noma, in the hollow of your hand, from yonder 
stream. 

Nor No, not from that stream, which flows directly from the 
Nikkur Holl ; there is a well at the door of the castle, there — 
[Pointing.! — its water is like crystal — if you be not afraid 
of 

Uda. Of what — of him ! Oh, no, no, no ! 

Nor, In an instant I'll return. [Runs out, L. H,] 

Uda. Apprehension ! simple Noma ! he that loved Uda 
better than all created beings. [Rising.'} Alone I'll gaze upon 
him through this friendly window. [Gazing.] Ah, my love — 
my life ! would that the voice of Uda, from thy solemn sleep 
might bid thee awake — arise ! [The Body vanishes — she screams 
and attempts to escape.] 

Enter Carlmilhan, through the Willow, as himself, meeting 
her. 

Car. Uda ! [Advances L. II.] 

Uda. Who art thou ? 

Car. Carlmilhan ! 

Uda. The spirit of the wreck ! What seekest thou ? 

Car. Uda ! 

Uda. Me! 

Car. Aye. Attracted by the music of the night, I looked in 
at the window of the bridal chamber. I saw thee dancing, 
fairer than all around : my soul burned to companion itself 
with thine. He was right that called me superhuman. I did 
indeed assume the form of thy lover to approach and gain thy 
confidence. 

Uda. Horror ! my poor Magnus ! Where is he ? 

Carl. Spell-bound — from which thy presence may release 
him for ever. Behold ! [ The Willows s-re blown aside, as by a 
blast of Wind, and discover* 'Magnus guarded by Mutineers, 
with Daggers at his Throat.] 
g Uda. Magnus ! 

Mog. Uda ! Uda ! 

Car. He calls on thee to release him. 

Uda. If it be in my power so to do, oh quickly bear me to 
where he is. Quickly, or I faint — I die ! 



26 CARLMILHAN. 

Carl. (As she faints.) Enough — she's mine ! Now, to the 
haunted deck — ha, ha, ha I [The Waters rise around them— 
they sink together,] 



SCENE IV.-— An old Watch Tower, with practicable Window 

and Door, R. H. Back Scene — Sea view, Rocks, $e. 

Enter Pompey, marching past the Door , with Petie's gun on his 

Shoulder. 

Pom. Ha, ha, ha ! So long as Petie i3 safely locked up in 
this old watch-tower, I watch outside. Hanged he deserves 
to be, and hanged he shall be. 

Pet. (At Window.) Pompey ! ' 

Pom. Ah, if you attempt to put a finger through the bars, 
I'll certainly shoot you with your own murderous musket. 

Pet. Only convey \ne a few words to Noma, and 

Pom. (Strutting.) I'm no pitiful message bearer — no runner 
of vile errands ! Down ! or — [Presenting Gun — Petie disap- 
pears.] — Ha, ha, ha! its a fine thing to have the power in 
one's own hands, and to know how to use it in a merciful and 
Christian-like way. 

Enter Norna, l. h. 

Nor, You are right, Pompey — it is a fine thing to have 
power, and to use it in a Christian-like way . 

Pom. Then why didn't you do so 1 You had the power to 
make me happy, and- 



Nor, Well, only allow Petie to escape, and- 



Pom. You along with him, eh 1 He, he, he ! 

Nor. You are a barbarous monster. But the ghost of Mag- 
nus is wandering up and down the castle — he can't rest be- 
cause Petie is locked up ; and if you don't release him, why 
the ghost will, that's all. 

Pom. He, he, he ! that isn't a bad story, but it won't un- 
lock yonder door : and, as for your ghost — though it may whip 
through a keyhole itself, it won't whip Petie through one, I'm 
thinking. 

Nor. Now, pretty Pompey— [Coaxingly.] 

Pom, It won't do — I'm iron ! 

Nor, (Mysteriously whispering.) The fact is, that I do love 
you. 

Pom. Only that you love somebody else better. Don't come 
too near me — recollect, I'm a serpent. 



CARLMILHAN. 27 

Nor. That is to say — you are a beguiler, a 

Pom. Well — go on. 

Nor* (Bursting into a rage.) No, I can't — for I despise you 
too much for flattery. You appear to me uglier than ever; and 
I wish, from the inmost depth of my hear, that — [Petie sliews 
himself.']— Ah, dear Petie ! [Tenderly.'] 

Pet. Ah, Noma ! 

Pom. (Turning to Window.) How! curse me, if they be not 
making love under my very nose. But I'll close the old shut* 
ter, and then we shall see how foolish somebody will look. 
[Puts down the Gun to fasten the Shutter — the seizes it, and 
presents it at him.] 

Nor. Yes, we shall see, indeed, how foolish somebody will 
look. 

Pom. (Frightened.) You surely wouldn't dare to pull the 
trigger — why don't you know 'twould go off? 

Nor. (Firmly,) Go off you —or [Presenting.] 

Pom. Hillio — father — some one, there — murder — help! [He 
runs out, L. H.] 

Nor, Ha, ha, ha ! Petie? Petie 1 [Tries Door.] Alas.no 
key ! What is to be done ? my strength to force the door is 
vain ! I — lost ! 

Re-enter Pompey and Two Fishermen. 

Pom. Seize her, and take away the gun ! 

Nor. At their peril ! 'tis Petie's, and [They pursue her 

round the Stage till she comes under the Window — she gives Petie 
the Gun, which he presents at them — they are about to rush off 
L. H. when Magnus enters abruptly — they recoil to the centre of 
the Stage — Tableau.] 

Mag. Petie a prisoner ! who has dared Where is the 

key of his prison ? [Noma points to Pompey, who, terrified, 
drops the Key, and rushes off L. h. followed by Fishermen, cry* 
ing '* A ghost ! a ghost I". Noma recoils, observing Magnus, 
who releases Petie.] 

Pet. (Looking at the Wrist of Magnus, ] Don't be afraid, 
Noma — this is reallv brother Magnus, and no spirit. 

Mag. Where's Uda ? 

For. I can't imagine. I left her by the side of the moat, 
weeping for the loss of you — when I returned she had suddenly 
disappeared. 

Mag. ( Wildly.) Not in the castle ! not at the cottage ! Ah ! 
near the moat, you say ? Dreadful thought ! frantic ! drowned ! 

Perhaps she— and is this to be the accursed result of But 

D 



23 CARLMILHAN. 

I'll seek thee, Uda ! In deepest waves I'll seek thee ; and 

where thou liest dead, there also will Magnus find a grave ! 

[Rushes out, R. h.] 

Nor. Magnus ! 

Pet. Brother ! [ They hurry after him.] 



SCENE V.~ Carlmilhan's Cabin. The ancient Roof of this 
Cabin bears a Cloister 'like form, supported on each side, by 
rouglij»carved Sea Dragons, from whose mouths issue small 
flames. Through a heavily carved, Window, in back, is dis- 
cernible the deep green of the Ocean ; the whole Scene wears an 

, appearance of remote ages. Uda is di seovered reclining almost 
insensible on a Couch of Oak and Canework. Carlmilhan 
stands at some little distance, intensely gazing at her with 
folded Arms, 

Uda. (Looking about.) Magnus ! where is he ? [Looking.'] 

Carl. Gone — for ever! Uda hath become his ransom: for 
gain of gold he sold thee ! Since the treasure which pur- 
chased me one hour of his liberty, purchased Uda also! Ha, 
ha, ha! Without that liberty, Carlmilhan could have never 
extended the limits of his footsteps beyond the edge of the 
waters. 

Uda. (Rising.) Magnus! 

Cari. Utter not that name ; thou shalt reign here under the 
ocean. I will confer on thee pleasures that are imperishable. 

Uda. Pleasures! (Lookivg despondingly around.) Magnus ! 
in mercy, kind spirit, give him to me. Where is he? Pity! 
pity ! [Throwing herself at his Feet.] 

Carl, Uda ! speak — decide Carlmilhan ? 

Uda. No ! Magnus — Magnus — or death ? 

Carl. (Seizing her Hand.) Sleep, then, perverse Uda ; and 
when another century shall have rolled away, and with it all 
thou lovest, the despised Carlmilhan will awaken thee again. j$ 

Mag. (Outside.) Carlmilhan ! 

Uda. (Starting with wild joy.) Ah ! the voice of Magnus ! 
Ha, ha, ha ! 

Carl. (Pausing — surprised.) It is a delusion ; his presence 
here is now impossible. Exult not, with this touch die the 
death of, the drowned ! [Touching her, she falls insensible on the 
Couch ; he covers her hastily with a Green Mantle.] 



CARLMI1HAN. 29 

Mag. Carlmilhan ! [He appears to float past the. Window.] 
Carl. What devil -spell enables 'him to exist (beneath the 
waters ? 

Enter Magnus, 2e. l. h. 

Mag. (Kneeling.) Carlmilhan? Friendly being, I conjure 
thee, aid this despairing heart ! 

Carl. (Coldly.) What seekest thou? 

Mag. Uda, my bride, I hare lost her, 
§ Carl. (Angrily. ) Is tr t aught to Carlmilhan ? 

Mag. To thee are known all 'he secrets of the deep — in the 
flood she perished. 

Carl. (Coldly.) If she be dead, are there not other maidens 
in thy native village. Tne smile of beauty is easily purchased 
by the rich. 

Mag. Uda, dead ! ou assured of that — where to gaze upon 
her faded features ? 

Carl. (Drawing a It the Cloak.) Behold them, and begone ! 
Go seek again thy iome, and, if affluence can render thee so, 
be happy. 

Mag. (Crosses to Uda.) Happy! affluence 1 This cold hand 
shall be my affluence — these lips, the pure casket into which 

I'll breathe my soul ! Yes, Uda, this talisman [Producing 

the Harpoon.] 

Carl. (Aside \ 1 he harpoon ! why did I forget it ? Ah ! 
what would' st thou ? [Seeing him about to break the Harpoon.] 

Mag. Brea* this cruel spell which yields here, without 
Uda, a hated ife. 

Carl. You would forego wealth — existence — all for Uda? 

Mag. Life, wealth, bo b are alike despicable unshared with 

her, and yield me only misery and despair! Uda, 1 

[He violer > maps asunder tlie Harpoon, and making a,n effort 
to reach the Couch f Jails in Centre of Stage. — Thunder is heard, 
The Drc %oru breathe fc. h flames of Red Light. — Forked Light- 
ning gleams through t1u> Windows. — Carlmilhan remains in a 
gloomy ittit '•;•, content} lating Magnus, till he is quite still.] 

Car taction.) Carlmilhan, it were some 

atonement for thjcriinito restore these hapless lovers, un- 
harn i their ^ative earth. [Pause.] It is decided : Uda! 
I 1 v fidelity, even thy fidelity to him. — 

A v. i s, from your troubled sleep ! [Waving 

hi md.] I ret n , u to happiness, and to that shore, where 
a«2 - fug to greet your glad return. Now, 

cments ! Up, up! ye groaning timbers,. 



3( ) CARLM^HAN. 

float, float ! to the billows ! Carlmilhan ! to the billows. Ha, ha, 
ha! [The Lovers become animated, recognise each other, and rush 
forward, as Carlmilhan and the Cabin vanish ; the side wings 
change to the Castle and Rocks— The People, Heist, Petie, 
Pompey, Noma, Sharkshead, &c. enter, and recognize Magnus 
and Uda— Carlmilhan appears on the Deck of the Shadow Ship 
which is in full sail, receding from the Shore.] 

[A Picture is formed.] 
THE CURTAIN FALLS. 



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